The National Park Service’s (NPS) Underrepresented Communities Grant Program (URC) is intended to diversify the nominations listed in the National Register of Historic Places to include communities that are currently underrepresented.
Donor Name: National Park Service
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000 to $75,000
Details:
Underrepresented Communities (URC) grants are funded by the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), and are administered by the National Park Service (NPS). Projects include surveys and nominations of historic sites associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register. Every URC project MUST result in at least one new or amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,250,000
- Award Ceiling: $75,000
- Award Floor: $15,000
- Grant applications must range from $15,000 to $75,000.
Eligible Costs
For this program they include:
- Administrative costs necessary to complete and administer the grant requirements;
- Cost for producing or amending a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places or Tribal Register;
- Survey and Inventory of historic resources;
- Cost for any required audits or financial requests;
- Costs for public notice of grant opportunity;
- Costs associated with required training or reporting; and
- Any other costs as determined eligible by the NPS in accordance with the OMB circulars,
- NPS policies, and the Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual.
Eligible Applicants
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- County governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
